James Reid Gilchrist^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1841 - 1883  (42 years)

• Name	James Reid Gilchrist  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	01 Apr 1841	Cowcaddens, Glasgow   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1880	Pymatuming, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Stonemason; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	29 Oct 1883	Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I422451076686	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Meek Gilchriston,   b. 10 Sep 1813, Kirkfieldnurn, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. d. 23 Dec 1886, 166, Caledonian Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Marion Reid,   b. 05 Oct 1817, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 09 Aug 1893, Cairney Park, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1838	Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland
  Married	14 Jul 1838	Parish of Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 6, 7, 8]
  	Date of marriage shown on son Robert's birth certificate (1861)
  Family ID	F1031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes McPherson,   b. 09 Aug 1847, Kilchoman, Islay, Argyleshire, Scotland d. 01 Apr 1923, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1859
  Married	Abt. 1871	Ontario, Canada? Pennsylvania?
  Married	Bet. 1859–1894
  Children	1. William Orniston Gilchrist,   b. 1872, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Oct 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 21 years)   2. Mary Ellen Gilchrist,   b. 21 Jul 1874, Pennsylvania, USA d. 06 Nov 1953, Swansea, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)   3. Marion Reid Gilchrist,   b. 10 Aug 1876, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jan 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)   4. Hugh McPherson Gilchrist,   b. 23 Jul 1878, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Jul 1944, Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   5. Jean Gilchrist,   b. 17 Sep 1882, USA d. 07 Jan 1962, Swansea, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

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